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enRevolution and Political Transition in Tunisia: A Migration Game Changer?http://migrationinformation.org/article/revolution-and-political-transition-tunisia-migration-game-changer
<p>With a history of encouraging workers to emigrate to relieve unemployment at home, Tunisia now has 11 percent of its population living abroad. The factors underlying the 2011 revolution that sparked the Arab Spring have also fueled emigration desires for many Tunisians. This country profile explores historical and current trends in Tunisia from colonial settlement to the aftermath of the Arab Spring, and the new focus on migrant rights at home and abroad.</p>
Fri, 22 May 2015 10:49:43 -0400Migration Policy Institute15287From Humanitarian to Economic: The Changing Face of Vietnamese Migrationhttp://migrationinformation.org/article/humanitarian-economic-changing-face-vietnamese-migration
<p>The end of the Vietnam war, marked by the fall of Saigon in 1975, precipitated the mass Indochinese refugee crisis, which saw more than 2 million people flee the region, often on unseaworthy boats. Following the war, Vietnamese migration was divided between humanitarian flows to the West, and labor migrants to allied communist countries. More recently, Vietnam's rapid economic growth has prompted increased labor migration to Asia and a rise in migrant brides.</p>
Wed, 29 Apr 2015 12:03:21 -0400Migration Policy Institute15274Ecuador: From Mass Emigration to Return Migration?http://migrationinformation.org/article/ecuador-mass-emigration-return-migration
<p>This country profile analyzes Ecuador's migration trends and examines how remittances and return migration have become an important policy focus for a country with an estimated 1.5 million to 2 million nationals living abroad, chiefly in the United States, Spain, and Italy. As waves of emigration occurred, the country also has experienced significant inflows of refugees and economic and lifestyle migrants. </p>
Thu, 20 Nov 2014 10:22:54 -0500Migration Policy Institute15140Maroc: Préparer le Terrain pour Devenir un Pays de Transition Migratoire?http://migrationinformation.org/article/maroc-preparer-le-terrain-pour-devenir-un-pays-de-transition-migratoire
<p>Sous l’effet du nombre croissant de migrants sur son sol, la société marocaine se retrouve confrontée à un ensemble totalement nouveau de questions sociales et juridiques qui sont typiques des pays d’immigration. Face à cette évolution, les autorités marocaines ont annoncé une nouvelle politique migratoire en 2013, que ce profil pays se propose d’analyser.</p>
Tue, 08 Apr 2014 16:39:04 -0400Migration Policy Institute5277Morocco: Setting the Stage for Becoming a Migration Transition Country?http://migrationinformation.org/article/morocco-setting-stage-becoming-migration-transition-country
<p>Morocco has evolved into one of the world’s leading emigration countries. European immigration restrictions did not stop migration, but rather pushed Moroccan migrants into permanent settlement, prompting large-scale family reunification. Morocco is also becoming a destination country, and the growing presence of immigrants confronts Moroccan society with an entirely new set of social and legal issues typical for immigration countries, as this country profile explores.</p>
Wed, 19 Mar 2014 09:09:19 -0400Migration Policy Institute5256The Gambia: Migration in Africa&#039;s &quot;Smiling Coast&quot;http://migrationinformation.org/article/gambia-migration-africas-smiling-coast
<p>Economic turmoil has been a primary driver of emigration from The Gambia, located in West Africa and the smallest country on the African continent. Despite having a decades-old, extensive diaspora mainly in Spain, the United States, Nigeria, Senegal, and the United Kingdom, the Gambian government has only very recently begun to reach out to its citizens abroad. This article explores The Gambia's migration history, emigration and immigration trends, remittances, economic impacts of skilled emigration, and recent efforts by the government to reach out to The Gambian diaspora. </p>
Thu, 15 Aug 2013 00:00:00 -0400Migration Policy Institute4195Mexico: The New Migration Narrativehttp://migrationinformation.org/article/mexico-new-migration-narrative
<p>Fundamental demographic, economic, and educational changes have set Mexico on a new path, significantly altering its migration-related priorities and concerns vis-a-vis the United States and Central America. This article examines new migration trends, Mexico's role as a country of transit and increasingly of destination, the 2011 migration law, remittances, government policies on the Mexican diaspora, and more.</p>
Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400Migration Policy Institute4209Immigration in the United States: New Economic, Social, Political Landscapes with Legislative Reform on the Horizonhttp://migrationinformation.org/article/immigration-united-states-new-economic-social-political-landscapes-legislative-reform
<p>Immigration has contributed to many of the economic, social, and political processes that are foundational to the United States as a nation since the first newcomers arrived over 400 years ago. After brushes with immigration reform that began in 2001 and continued in 2006 and 2007, the United States seems to be on the threshold of overhauling the legal immigration system in the most substantive way since 1965. This article provides a comprehensive overview of major legislation and events affecting U.S. immigration throughout history, legal and illegal immigration flows, postrecession immigration trends, and more.</p>
Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400Migration Policy Institute4210Honduras: The Perils of Remittance Dependence and Clandestine Migrationhttp://migrationinformation.org/article/honduras-perils-remittance-dependence-and-clandestine-migration
<p>Honduras has a population of just over 8 million and an economy primarily driven by exports—propped up in no small way by remittances. This article examines the history of modern Honduran migration, tracing the rise of emigration to the United States as a dominant economic force, and exploring migration trends, policies, and impacts on Honduran society.</p>
Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400Migration Policy Institute4211Belgium: A Country of Permanent Immigrationhttp://migrationinformation.org/article/belgium-country-permanent-immigration
<p>Belgium is often overlooked as a country of immigration because of its size and its less known history of immigration. Yet over the last three decades Belgium has become a permanent country of settlement for many different types of migrants. Our updated Belgium profile delves into modern migration flows and policies in Belgium which are inching away from a piecemeal approach towards a well-needed, long-term strategy.</p>
Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500Migration Policy Institute4239Chile: A Growing Destination Country in Search of a Coherent Approach to Migrationhttp://migrationinformation.org/article/chile-growing-destination-country-search-coherent-approach-migration
<p>Unaccustomed to a large number of migrants, Chile has seen an increase in migrants in the past three decades. Cristián Doña-Reveco and Amanda Levinson examine how the country, still wedded to its dictator-era migration framework, is balancing shifting migration patterns with a piecemeal approach to migration policy. </p>
Wed, 06 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0400Migration Policy Institute4257Lesotho: From Labor Reserve to Depopulating Periphery? http://migrationinformation.org/article/lesotho-labor-reserve-depopulating-periphery
<p>Jim Cobbe of Florida State University discusses how the close ties between Lesotho (ethnically, almost wholly Basotho) and South Africa (with an even larger Basotho population) are expressed in a history of economic migration, and how new immigrants from China are changing the face of modern-day Lesotho. </p>
Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400Migration Policy Institute4261Rapid Growth in Singapore&#039;s Immigrant Population Brings Policy Challengeshttp://migrationinformation.org/article/rapid-growth-singapores-immigrant-population-brings-policy-challenges
<p>Over the past decade, Singapore's multicultural yet nationalist society has experienced substantial inflows of Asian and Western professionals, low-skilled migrants from across Southeast Asia, and new immigrants from nontraditional sending countries. This, coupled with increasingly permanent emigration of educated and skilled Singaporeans, has presented the city-state with complex challenges related to migration policymaking.</p>
Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400Migration Policy Institute4265Greece: Illegal Immigration in the Midst of Crisishttp://migrationinformation.org/article/greece-illegal-immigration-midst-crisis
<p>Once known for large-scale emigration, Greece has become the main point of entry for unauthorized migrants heading toward Europe. The country must now — amid economic turmoil — grapple with issues related to its highly porous borders, mounting asylum applications, and inadequate immigrant-detention system.</p>
Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500Migration Policy Institute4268Tradition and Progress: Taiwan&#039;s Evolving Migration Reality http://migrationinformation.org/article/tradition-and-progress-taiwans-evolving-migration-reality
<p>In a highly selective way, flows of internal migrants within Taiwan have responded quickly to political, economic, and social changes throughout the nation’s history, and have spurred development of the country’s industrial, services, and technological industries. In the past 20 years, however, international migration has reemerged in relevance and now includes the immigration of foreign workers and wives and the emigration of some of Taiwan’s best and brightest. </p>
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500Migration Policy Institute4275Canada&#039;s Immigration Policy: a Focus on Human Capitalhttp://migrationinformation.org/article/canadas-immigration-policy-focus-human-capital
<p>Canada has long been a country of net immigration and has designed its current immigration policy around attracting highly educated and skilled migrants for entry into its labor force. In this country profile, Ashley Challinor discusses the challenges associated with this approach and provides a sense of the actual scale and nature of migration into Canada. </p>
Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400Migration Policy Institute4299Working Hard for the Money: Bangladesh Faces Challenges of Large-Scale Labor Migrationhttp://migrationinformation.org/article/working-hard-money-bangladesh-faces-challenges-large-scale-labor-migration
<p>The realities of poverty, underemployment, and a large working-age population mean that international labor migration is an expected and necessary part of life for many Bangladeshi men and women. Nazli Kibria of Boston University explains the challenges and opportunities facing Bangladesh as the small nation struggles to balance the need for economic migration and its resulting remittances with the protection of its citizens abroad.</p>
Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400Migration Policy Institute4303China: An Emerging Destination for Economic Migrationhttp://migrationinformation.org/article/china-emerging-destination-economic-migration
<p>Ronald Skeldon of the University of Sussex maps out the past and present migration patterns of China — the source of tens of millions of migrants around the globe — and discusses the country's budding status as an immigrant-receiving nation.</p>
Tue, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400Migration Policy Institute4313Finland&#039;s Balancing Act: The Labor Market, Humanitarian Relief, and Immigrant Integrationhttp://migrationinformation.org/article/finlands-balancing-act-labor-market-humanitarian-relief-and-immigrant-integration
<p>Arno Tanner of the Finnish Immigration Service and the Universities of Helsinki, and Tampere discusses the historical and current state of migration to and from Finland, and the country's immigration policy priorities going forward. </p>
Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500Migration Policy Institute4326Jordan: A Refugee Havenhttp://migrationinformation.org/article/jordan-refugee-haven
<p>In addition to Palestinians, Jordan also hosts forced migrants from Iraq, especially since the 2003 U.S. invasion, as well as Lebanon. Géraldine Chatelard of the Institut français du Proche-Orient examines Jordan's large refugee population, emigration and remittances, labor migration to Jordan, and the government's migration-management policies in this updated profile.</p>
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